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VITAL SIGNS (blog)
In wake of 75-vehicle pileup, a bill to repeal Maine’s seat belt law
2 hours agoOn Friday, just two days after one of the largest chain-reaction car crashes in state history, Maine lawmakers will consider repealing the seat belt law. Some of …
DOT cameras on road signs help analyze 75-vehicle pileup on I-95
49 mins agoBANGOR | In the aftermath of the 75-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Carmel, the Maine Department of Transportation is collecting weather, road and …
POLL QUESTION
Officials trying to trap, relocate cat-eating Orono bobcat
A hungry bobcat that’s eaten at least one neighborhood pet has drawn the attention of state wildlife officials, who are trying to …
Lubec teacher to appeal decision over incident with Donnie Smith
2 hours agoDeborah Bousquet, a local elementary teacher who was suspended from her job …
REGION:
Police investigate alleged kidnapping of Waldoboro woman
Law enforcement officials have confirmed they are investigating the alleged kidnapping of …
SETH AND THE CITY (blog)
2 hours ago Portland library earns coveted slot to host $5-million, 400-year-old Shakespeare book
- Food bank truck bound for The County lost in 75-car pileup
- Feral cat population explodes at Oxford trailer park
- Former Windham couple sentenced on federal firearms charges
- Freeport-area school district picks NH man to be superintendent
- Witness: Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez bought drinks, smoked pot before murder
- Healthy diet linked to lung health
Opinion
EDITORIALS
Maine can prevent a bureaucratic nightmare for schools with a simple fix
State policymakers face a school accountability dilemma this year. Do they prefer Maine have flexibility over how it spends federal school improvement funds and sets …
Sports
Hard-working forward having solid freshman season as Black Bears prep for Providence
ORONO | Cedric Lacroix had spent most of his career as a defenseman. Last year was his first full season as a forward, when …
Health
CATCHING HEALTH (blog)
A Hard-Learned Lesson about Shingles
It was the beginning of a Labor Day weekend when Al felt a strange sensation on his right buttock, just underneath his back pocket where …
Business
FCC’s decision on net neutrality raises question for Maine utilities
Net neutrality was the big focus of new Federal Communications Commission rules approved Thursday, but the commission’s decision also gives new license to Internet providers …
Living
Maine actor lands role in new NBC military conspiracy drama
PORTLAND | When the NBC action-packed drama “Odyssey” premieres April 5, followers of the Maine theater scene may recognize a familiar face. Matthew Delamater, …
Outdoors
OUT THERE (blog)
BDN staffers prepare to brave elements while sleeping in snow cave
Later today, BDN visuals editor Brian Feulner and I are heading to Unity College, where we’ll try to avoid freezing to death while sleeping in …
Food
MAINE COURSE (blog)
Find a Piece of Maine at b.good in Boston
Slipping and sliding, my kids and I walked in the bitter cold last Thursday from our Boston hotel to b.good, a burger joint with a …
Events
CULTURE SHOCK (blog)
5 Things To Do This Weekend, Feb. 27-March 1: Goodbye, February, you miserable so-n-so
1. Maybe you had a great February. Maybe you love snow and shoveling and had everything go your way and you couldn’t be happier. For …
